Tobacco Use Prevention and Control

Knox County Health Department Program Overview

Tobacco use is the most preventable risk factor for disease, disability and premature death in the United States. It costs our country billions of dollars in health care costs and lost productivity due to disease and premature death.

The Knox County Health Department’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program works to address three areas:

Smoking Cessation (quitting) During Pregnancy

Reduction of Secondhand Smoke Exposure for Infants and Youth

Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use

NEW!!! Power to Quit Program

Are you pregnant? Do you smoke?

If you're interested in an incentive-based program to help you quit, sign up for our free Power to Quit program for pregnant women.

Program Overview:
Join this program any time during your pregnancy for support and an opportunity to earn a $50 monthly gift card for successful cessation efforts. (Gift cards to Target, Babies R Us or CVS.) Monthly sessions are approximately 15 minutes in length and continue through six months post-partum.

With this program, you’ll learn about:
Tips for quitting • benefits to quitting • the importance of support • the risks to your baby • the risks to you • tips to change habits • risks of smoking after your baby is born • risks of secondhand smoke • and a variety of other topics based on participant interest

Please call 865-215-5170 for more information and to schedule a session!

RESOURCES FOR TOBACCO EDUCATION

November 20, 2014 - Great American Smokeout
The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting - even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life - one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.

March 18, 2015 - Kick Butts Day
Join us and thousands of youth across the United States and on military bases around the world as we stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco.

May 31, 2015 - World No Tobacco Day
Every year, on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, of which more than 600,000 are non-smokers who die from breathing secondhand smoke.

RESOURCES FOR TOBACCO CESSATION

Tennessee Tobacco Quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
Are you ready to quit smoking? Call the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1- 800-784-8669). You may also join the program online by clicking here. This program is FREE to all Tennessee residents. So quit waiting and call for this FREE program today!

American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking Class
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
Ready to break the habit? Participate in this free eight-part class series, offered four times per year. A $50 deposit (refunded after completion of all 8 classes) is required. Contact Methodist Medical Center at 865-835-4662 for the next session dates and to sign up today.

University of Tennessee Medical Center
Would you like support breaking your habit? Participate in this eight-part class series, offered three times per year. Contact the UT Medical Center at 865-305-6970 for the next session dates and to sign up today.

Project Connect, Adolescent Tobacco Cessation Program
South College
Project CONNECT is an adolescent tobacco cessation and reduction program developed specifically to meet the unique needs of adolescents. The program is a wonderful opportunity to enhance current health and safety efforts for students. To learn more, please contact Dr. Regina R. Washington with the South College School of Pharmacy at 865-288-5854 or click here to email her.

RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS

Smoke-free Tennessee: Tennessee Non-Smokers Protection Act
The Tennessee Non-Smokers Protection Act of 2007 allows Tennesseans to breathe smoke-free at numerous restaurants, hotels and many other indoor establishments. Click here to learn more about this law or if you have any questions about complying with the Tennessee Non-Smokers Protection Act, please call 1-800-293-8228.

Coalition Meetings

Smoke-Free Knoxville meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 p.m. in the Community Room at the Knox County Health Department. All community members and organizations interested in learning more about tobacco-free efforts are welcome to join the coalition.

Program Contacts

Kerri Thompson
Public Health Educators for Tobacco Prevention and Control
Knox County Health Department, Community Development and Planning DepartmentClick here to email Kerri or call 865-215-5445

Main Clinic
140 Dameron Ave,
Knoxville, TN 37917
865-215-5000

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

All KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning on the first Wednesday of every month for staff in-service. The main location, 140 Dameron Ave., opens at 10 a.m. The Teague, 405 Dante Rd., and West, 1028 Old Cedar Bluff, locations open at 10:30 a.m.

405 Dante Road
Knoxville, TN 37918
865-215-5500

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Closed:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
(daily for lunch)

All KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning on the first Wednesday of every month for staff in-service. The main location, 140 Dameron Ave., opens at 10 a.m. The Teague, 405 Dante Rd., and West, 1028 Old Cedar Bluff, locations open at 10:30 a.m.

1028 Old Cedar Bluff
Knoxville, TN 37923
865-215-5950

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

All KCHD offices and clinics are closed in the morning on the first Wednesday of every month for staff in-service. The main location, 140 Dameron Ave., opens at 10 a.m. The Teague, 405 Dante Rd., and West, 1028 Old Cedar Bluff, locations open at 10:30 a.m.

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